The exercises are scheduled to begin at 5:00 pm and will be held in Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, and Chandigarh, focussing on regions closest to the border and most susceptible to cross-border threats
The Pakistan Army had already initiated unprovoked firing on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday for the sixth consecutive day as the Indian Army responded swiftly and proportionately
Terrorist outfits, with the help of Pakistan's ISI, have been using drones to send arms, ammunition, drugs and cash to sustain terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
Havaldar Patil Sangram Shivaji, was critically injured in the Pakistani firing in the Lam area of Rajouri district's Nowshera sector around 1 am and later succumbed to the injuries.